J.T. Wang

By TIME STAFF

Age: 55
Occupation: CEO of Acer
Previous TIME 100 Appearances: 0

An electrical engineer by training, Wang now runs one of the world's fastest-growing computer companies. Thanks to its acquisitions of brands like Gateway and Packard Bell and a surge in sales of laptops and netbooks, the Taiwan-based firm now rivals Dell as the world's second largest maker of PCs.